In this work, the variational asymptotic method (VAM) based homogenization framework is
used for the first time to determine the equivalent elastic stiffness tensor of auxetic materials …

This study aims to review and highlight the important modelling methodologies used for
studying carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and their composites. Understanding appropriate …

Copper-matrix composites reinforced with silicon carbide (SiC) particles are heat sink
materials with potential application in the electronic industry. A major challenge in the …

Multiscale techniques have been widely shown to potentially overcome the limitation of
homogenization schemes in representing the microscopic failure mechanisms in …

The interphases have a significant influence on the overall mechanical properties of layered
composites. Many of these interphases between the reinforcement and matrix have specific …

The present work comprehensively examines the influence of fibre-matrix interface
perimeter on the multi-physical properties of uni-directional composite materials. Three …

The use of surrogate models based on Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) is increasing
significantly in microstructure analysis and property predictions. One of the shortcomings of …

This work presents the asymptotically exact analysis of homogeneous-orthotropic prismatic
beam with elliptic cross-section. Variational Asymptotic Method (VAM) has been used to …

This article describes a computational framework, based on the variational asymptotic
method unit cell homogenization technique coupled with the Monte Carlo method, for …

Multifunctional composites including polymer electrolyte coated carbon fibres and polymer
matrix systems gained recent interest in light-weight design related research areas …